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The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka
The Supertrees, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
SingaporeThe Supertrees, Gardens by the Bay

Photos: Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0; Singapore by Kai Kai, Pexels License.

Sarajevo or Singapore?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Sarajevo for

  • prices
  • day trips
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Sarajevo’s own page.

Choose Singapore for

  • families
  • shopping
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Singapore’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Sarajevo 6, Singapore 40: Singapore leads by 34 points.
Food & drink. Sarajevo 60, Singapore 88: Singapore leads by 28 points.
Culture & sights. Sarajevo 64, Singapore 62: Sarajevo leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Sarajevo 44, Singapore 50: Singapore leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Sarajevo 78, Singapore 45: Sarajevo leads by 33 points.
Day trips. Sarajevo 62, Singapore 25: Sarajevo leads by 37 points.
Good for families. Sarajevo 38, Singapore 88: Singapore leads by 50 points.
Getting around. Sarajevo 60, Singapore 92: Singapore leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Sarajevo 40, Singapore 76: Singapore leads by 36 points.
Affordability. Sarajevo 80, Singapore 25: Sarajevo leads by 55 points.
Live music & performing arts. Sarajevo 40, Singapore 50: Singapore leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Sarajevo 42, Singapore 40: Sarajevo leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Sarajevo and Singapore.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Sarajevo
51match

Wins on prices and day trips with your weighting.

Singapore
Best match
57match

Wins on families and shopping with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Sarajevo in July

28 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
75 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Singapore in July

31 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
145 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
30 °Csea
12 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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SarajevoSingapore

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre). Singapore: 1991-2020 normals, Singapore / Changi Airport (17 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSarajevoSingapore
Official languageCroatian, Serbian, BosnianEnglish, Tamil, Malay, Standard Chinese
CurrencyConvertible Mark (BAM)Singapore Dollar (SGD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112Police 999, ambulance 995, fire 995
Elevation518 m21 m
Main airportSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinationsSingapore Changi Airport (SIN)17 km from centre167 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year8 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureSarajevoSingapore
City population275,5245,866,139
People per km²1,9478,158
Museums within 10 km2540
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 months

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national sources. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.